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The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos

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The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia is a prequel to the Fox television show that was created by Chris Carter and aired between 1993 and 2002. Agent of Chaos was published in 2017 by Imprint Reads. Kami Garcia is the coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures and is the author of The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, Unbreakable, and Unmarked.

For those who haven't watched the show, X-files follows FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder as they investigate unexplained circumstances and events while also dealing with a shadow government who may have orchestrated the kidnapping of Mulder's little sister, Samantha. 

Agent of Chaos takes place five years after Samantha's disappearance. Mulder is living with his father despite their deteriorating relationship and is suffering from insomnia and obsessive fixation on various subjects that he finds interesting. Meanwhile, his father is pressuring him to attend Georgetown University for a social or political science major despite Mulder's protests against it.

The book begins with introducing Mulder's friend, Gimble, and Gimble's paranoid conspiracy theorist father, the Major. Its here that Mulder first learns of a series of murders which the Major claims is connected to alien plans to create a human cyborg as he learned from the backs of cereal boxes and a popular fantasy book. The next day, however, Mulder sees a crime scene and realizes the child abductions that have been happening in the area are all related and, possibly, related to his own sister's disappearance. His fixation takes over and Mulder, Gimble, and Mulder's love interest, Phoebe, begin their own investigation.

if you're a fan of the show, you will notice some references and direct connections to events and characters in this book. Mulder's search for his sister is the most notable, but Phoebe is also a direct connection as well as The Smoking Man. 

I really liked this book. I was familiar with the world and the characters and the set up, but there were still some surprises in it. I liked the mystery, though I do think it was a little too easy to solve and could have used some more false leads or complications, but I'm also aware that this isn't a stand alone book. The second one, however, follows Dana, so I'm not sure the mystery will be solved in that one either. 

It's a fun book. The writing is well done and the plot is easy to follow. I read it and got out of a reading slump. If you like the show or just want something with a little bit of mystery and a little bit of conspiracy theories, this might be the book for you. 


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